title: [Garlic therapy? Theories of a folk remedy (author's transl)].
abstract: Garlic has had a firm place in folk medicine since ancient times. More recent results are summarized here which show that extracts of the plant have an antimicrobial action, they are capable of lowering blood cholesterol and of reducing secondary vascular changes. They raise fibrinolytic activity and inhibit thrombocyte aggregation. Therefore the plant contains highly active therapeutic principles which appear to be particularly suitable for prophylaxis of arteriosclerosis.
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
vernacular_title: Therapie mit Knoblauch? Theorein übe ein volkstümliches Heilprinzip.